Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation
Improving ecosystems management policies to help alleviate poverty in the developing world
Three organisations - NERC, the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DfID) - have joined forces for a multi-disciplinary £40·5m research programme on Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA).
ESPA aims to deliver high quality and cutting-edge research that will deliver improved understanding of how ecosystems function, the services they provide, the full value of these services, and their potential role in achieving sustainable poverty reduction. ESPA research will provide the evidence and tools to enable decision makers and end users to manage ecosystems sustainably and in a way that contributes to poverty reduction. More about the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation programme
Events and announcements
Nature could drive growth and cut poverty in the developing world
4 Oct 2010
This week researchers from across the world will meet to talk about ways to use the natural world to reduce poverty, deliver sustainable growth and improve the lives of people in the most vulnerable communities. Nature could drive growth and cut poverty in the developing world
About the programme
- ESPA home
- Background
- Events and announcements
- Awards, facts and figures
- Management
- Resources
- Contacts
External links
- ESPA website
- Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
- Department for International Development (DFID)
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)
- ESPA Dgroup
- UK Collaborative on Development Sciences